I can confirm that this bug is still present in 13.04, and that as guigouz said, the debian sid package fixes the problem. (I am using a generic window manager - fluxbox.) I can't check the status of the package in 13.10 right now.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xdg-utils in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/932472 Title: xdg-open does not seem to handle magnet links Status in “xdg-utils” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: i'm running precise 12.04 expected behavior is to open magnet links in a bittorrent client. on Lubuntu, the actual behavior is to open another chromium window when clicking the link. $ dpkg -I xdg-utils dpkg-deb: error: failed to read archive `xdg-utils': No such file or directory anliot@6002:~/pcman/pcmanfm-0.9.10$ man dpkg anliot@6002:~/pcman/pcmanfm-0.9.10$ dpkg -s xdg-utils Package: xdg-utils Status: install ok installed Priority: optional Section: utils Installed-Size: 316 Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-disc...@lists.ubuntu.com> Architecture: all Version: 1.1.0~rc1-2ubuntu6 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: xdg-utils 1.1.0~rc1-2ubuntu6 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-14.23-generic 3.2.3 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-14-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Feb 14 20:01:02 2012 Dependencies: InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 12.04 "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120205) PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: xdg-utils UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xdg-utils/+bug/932472/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
